A heartfelt thank you to these people who blessed us with the Word in Music this summer! Kathryn Schatz on violin w/Rachel Wade on piano offered Goin’ Home, (tune was Largo from Dvorak’s New World Symphony) The congregation honored our country by singing God Bless America (by Irving Berlin) Maren Stubbs sang Praise the Name of Jesus and Praise, I Will Praise…
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Worship Every Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
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In the Children’s Message in worship on Sunday, the children were given a “Flat Jesus” to color and then take with them to the pool, playground, beach, visiting friends and family, and anywhere else they are going this summer. They were encouraged to take pictures with Jesus and post to social media (as parents are willing) using the hashtag #cmpcflatjesus. Jesus goes…
This past Sunday (June 12) members of the CMPC family joined brothers and sisters of Trinity Presbyterian church for a joint worship service of unity and reconciliation. The service was held at Trinity Presbyterian on Walbrook Avenue in Baltimore. Prior to the service the members of Trinity graciously served a delicious lunch which provided opportunity…
One of the integral parts of my terms of call each year is time and financial resources set aside for me to continue my education. Over the years I have used that time and those monies to attend different conferences as well as spend time with colleagues in ministry. These times have been informative and formative and my time away last week…
This past Saturday, May 21st, friends and members of CMPC of all ages gathered to package meals with Stop Hunger Now. Over the course of four hours, over 100 adults and 18 children measured ingredients, weighed bags, and packaged 20,000 meals to be shipped all over the world to children and families in need. In…
Last weekend, behind our fearless leaders Wes Millard and Bill Anderson, a group of CMPC volunteers and their friends came together to delight one very appreciate home owner, Mr. Greene. The tasks that were on his wish list included fixing a toilet that was sitting on rotten flooring, reattaching a loose handrail and giving two…
Our Spring Clean-up on Saturday, April 23rd was another huge success. We were able to complete multiple projects on the church grounds to get ready for summer, despite the rain. Almost the entire property was mulched including the new areas in the Serenity Garden and the hill by the playground. Landscape edging was placed around our new…
This month we gathered at Rebecca Spain’s home for a discussion on nutrition and some fitness demonstrations. There was a range of ages – four young mothers up to a few grandmothers – and even a few new faces. Rachel Wade opened the gathering with a prayer for our health. We began in small groups,…
Our Music Director, Joy Exner, found a CMPC New Beginnings newsletter from the fall of 1993! At the time, our new pastor Howard Newman wrote about the new beginnings in the life of the church. Revisit old memories of Stephen Ministry, Youth Club, the Bowling League, and more! See how Scouting, Bible Studies, and the Preschool…
CMPC’s new partners in mission work, The Reverend Michael Weller and his wife Rachel visited our church this past weekend. The couple serves in Ethiopia with the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY). Reverend Weller led us in Sunday service with a very powerful sermon of Christ-like love and the fulfillment of God’s promise. After…